névé
[ney-vey]
- granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- a field of such snow.
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Origin of névé
Also called firn, old snow.
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Contemporary Examples
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April 14, 2014
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Historical Examples
The day after his return, then, John set out with Jonas for Neve.
For the TempleG. A. Henty
I've been in the business twenty yea's, and I neve' seen her equal.
The Crisis, CompleteWinston Churchill
Neve foret terris securior arduus ther,Affectasse ferunt regnum celeste gigantes;Attaque congestos struxisse ad sidera montes.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 6 (of 10)Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
In order to cut snow, neve or ice to pile on the flounce, a pick and spade had to be included in the sledging equip meet.
The Home of the BlizzardDouglas Mawson
In the evening a field of neve was reached and we felt more placid after the anxiety of the preceding hours.
The Home of the BlizzardDouglas Mawson
névé
- Also called: firn a mass of porous ice, formed from snow, that has not yet become frozen into glacier ice
- a snowfield at the head of a glacier that becomes transformed into ice
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Word Origin
C19: from Swiss French névé glacier, from Late Latin nivātus snow-cooled, from nix snow
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Word Origin and History for neve
n.
"field of granular snow, firn," 1843, from French névé (19c.), probably from Savoyard névi "mass of snow," from Latin nivem (nominative nix) "snow" (cf. French neige), from PIE root *sneigwh- "snow, to snow" (see snow (n.)).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
névé
[nā-vā′]
- The upper part of a glacier, consisting of hardened snow.
- The granular snow typically found in such a field.
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